CN103716920B - Wireless router system - Google Patents

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CN103716920B
CN103716920B CN201210371933.2A CN201210371933A CN103716920B CN 103716920 B CN103716920 B CN 103716920B CN 201210371933 A CN201210371933 A CN 201210371933A CN 103716920 B CN103716920 B CN 103716920B
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Traditional routers employ a wired backplane that employs "long-range" serializer/deserializer (SerDes) links, but this type of architecture is complex, costly, and uses a large amount of power. To solve these problems, a new wireless backplane architecture is provided. The wireless backplane replaces the traditional wired exchange mechanism with direct millimeter wave links between on-line cards.

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Wireless router system
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to a kind of routers, and relate more specifically to the router with switched wireless mechanism.
Background technique
Turn to Fig. 1 and 2, it can be seen that the diagram of 100 example of conventional router.The router 100 is generally positioned at pedestal Interior, which includes the cable convertor structure 104 that is controlled by controller 102 (usually by " long range " serializer/de-serializers (SerDes) it links).These " long ranges " SerDes, which is linked in length, can reach several feet, complicated in structure, and disappear Consume a large amount of power.Line card 108-1 to 108-N (is coupled to this (routing of exchange mechanism 104 by slot 106-1 to 106-N) The a part of " backboard " of device 100).These line cards 108-1 to 108-2 (in order to which simplification is designated as 108 in Fig. 2) generally includes to lead to Cross the actuator interface 110 and pass through " short that slot 106-1 to 106-N (in order to which simplification is designated as 106 in Fig. 2) is communicated with mechanism 104 Distance " SerDes links the multiple port 112-1 to 112-R communicated with the interface 110.Port 112-1 to 112-R is generally included Ethernet connects (that is, passing through RJ45 connection).
There are many disadvantages for the traditional arrangement.Mainly, the backboard (including exchange mechanism 104) is complicated, expensive, and consumption A large amount of power.Therefore, it is necessary to improve router backboard.
Some examples of legacy system are as follows: U.S. Patent number 5,754,948;U.S. Patent number 6,967,347;United States Patent (USP) Numbers 7,330,702;U.S. Patent number 7,373,107;U.S. Patent number 7,379,713;U.S. Patent number 7,768,457;The U.S. Publication number 2009/0009408 before authorizing;And the U.S. authorizes preceding publication number 2009/0028177.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of equipment.The equipment includes printed circuit board (PCB); Multiple ports, each port are fixed to the PCB;Repeat circuit fixed to PCB, wherein in the repeat circuit and multiple ports Each port communication;And multiple input/output (IO) circuits, wherein each I/O circuit is fixed to PCB and electric with the forwarding Road communication, and wherein each I/O circuit is configured as providing millimeter wave link from the direction that the PCB extends, and wherein Multiple I/O circuit is arranged on the pcb and is spaced from each other that each millimeter wave link is isolated.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the repeat circuit is by first group of serializer/de-serializers (SerDes) link and is somebody's turn to do Multiple port communications, and wherein the repeat circuit is communicated by second group of SerDes link with multiple I/O circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the PCB further comprises top and bottom, and wherein for each I/O circuit Millimeter wave link further comprises: being configured as the first transmitting link to the receiver transmitting data towards the top surface PCB;Quilt It is configured to receive link from first of the transmitter receipt data towards the top surface PCB;It is configured as to towards the bottom surface PCB Receiver emits the second transmitting link of data;And be configured as from the transmitter receipt data towards the bottom surface PCB Two receive link.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each I/O circuit further comprises transceiver, which is fixed to the top of the PCB Face, the transceiver are communicated with the repeat circuit, and the transceiver provides the first transmitting link and first and receives link.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the PCB further comprises multiple radio frequencies (RF) window, wherein each RF window Mouth and the transceiver of at least one I/O circuit are substantially aligned with, and the transceiver provides the second transmitting link and the second reception chain in this way It connects.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each I/O circuit further comprises repeat circuit, which is fixed to the PCB Bottom surface, which communicates with the repeat circuit and the repeat circuit provides the second transmitting and links and the second reception chain It connects.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the transceiver of each I/O circuit further comprises phased array.
According to an embodiment of the invention, providing a kind of equipment.The equipment includes having the first slot and the second slot Pedestal;First fixed to first slot actively blocks, and wherein the first active card includes: the first PCB;First group of port, often A port is fixed to the first PCB;The first repeat circuit fixed to the first PCB, wherein first repeat circuit and first group Each port communication of port;And first group of input/output (IO) circuit, wherein first group of each I/O circuit is solid Determine to the first PCB and communicated with the first repeat circuit, and wherein first group of I/O circuit is configured on the first PCB and passes through At least one first distance is spaced from each other;And second actively block, active card is fixed to the second slot and passing through second distance Actively block with first and separate, wherein the second active card includes: the 2nd PCB;Second group of port, each port be fixed to this second PCB;The second repeat circuit fixed to the 2nd PCB, wherein each port of second repeat circuit and second group of port is logical Letter;And second group of I/O circuit, wherein second group of each I/O circuit be fixed to the 2nd PCB and with the second repeat circuit Communication, and wherein second group of I/O circuit is configured on the 2nd PCB and is spaced from each other by at least first distance;And Wherein first group each I/O circuit is substantially aligned with second group of I/O circuit so as between the I/O circuit that every a pair is aligned Millimeter wave link is provided, and wherein first distance and the sufficiently large millimeter wave to be isolated between every a pair of of I/O circuit of second distance Link.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the pedestal further comprises: the rack including the first and second slots;And with The route processors of first and second repeat circuit communication.
According to an embodiment of the invention, first repeat circuit is logical by first group of SerDes link and first group of port Letter, and wherein first repeat circuit is communicated by second group of SerDes link with first group of I/O circuit, and wherein should Second repeat circuit is by third group SerDes link and second group of port communication, and wherein second repeat circuit passes through 4th group of SerDes link is communicated with second group of I/O circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each of first and second PCB further comprises top and bottom, and its In further comprise transmitting link and receive link for the millimeter wave link of the I/O circuit of every a pair of of alignment.
According to an embodiment of the invention, first and second groups of each I/O circuit further comprises transceiver, the transmitting-receiving Device is fixed to the top surface of its PCB and communicates with its repeat circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the bottom surface of the first PCB is towards the top surface of the 2nd PCB, and wherein this first PCB further comprises multiple RF windows, and the wherein transceiver of each RF window and first group of at least one I/O circuit It is substantially aligned with.
According to an embodiment of the invention, first group of each I/O circuit further comprises repeat circuit, relay in this Road is fixed to the bottom surface of the first PCB, which communicates with first repeat circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, providing a kind of equipment.The equipment includes with the rack with multiple slots Pedestal;The line card of multiple arranged in sequence, wherein each line card is fixed at least one of slot and is separated by first distance, In each line card include: PCB;And one group of I/O circuit, wherein each I/O circuit of the group is fixed to the PCB, and wherein Corresponding I/O circuit is substantially aligned with to provide between the I/O circuit that every a pair is aligned each I/O circuit group with adjacent line card Millimeter wave link, and wherein the I/O circuit group is arranged on the pcb and is spaced from each other by least one first distance, and The wherein first distance and the sufficiently large millimeter wave link to be isolated between every a pair of of I/O circuit of the second distance.
According to an embodiment of the invention, at least one of these line cards further comprises the active card with repeat circuit, The repeat circuit is fixed to its PCB and communicates with its port and its I/O circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, at least one of these line cards is relaying card.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the pedestal further comprises multiple waveguides, wherein each waveguide and first and finally At least one I/O circuit of each of line card be substantially aligned with.
According to an embodiment of the invention, providing a kind of equipment.The equipment includes printed circuit board (PCB), PCB tool Have: top surface;Bottom surface;And multiple serializer/de-serializers (SerDes) channels;With the transceiver for being fixed to the top surface PCB Input/output (IO) circuit, wherein transceiver includes: the SerDes circuit for being coupled to multiple channel SerDes;It is coupled to this The intermediate circuit of SerDes circuit;It is coupled to the transmitter of the intermediate circuit;It is coupled to the receiver of the intermediate circuit;And coupling The antenna of the transmitter and receiver is closed, wherein the transmitter and the antenna are configured as along the top surface the PCB extending direction The millimeter wave for providing first frequency emits link, and wherein the receiver and the antenna are configured as prolonging along the top surface PCB It stretches direction and the millimeter wave reception link of second frequency is provided.
According to an embodiment of the invention, it further comprises the transmitting link of the first millimeter wave that millimeter wave transmitting and reception chain, which connect, It receives and links with the first millimeter wave, and wherein the PCB further comprises the radio frequency being substantially aligned with the transceiver (RF) window, wherein the transmitter and antenna are configured as providing the millimeter wave of second frequency along the bottom surface the PCB extending direction Transmitting link, and wherein the receiver and antenna are configured as providing the milli of second frequency along the bottom surface the PCB extending direction Decimetric emission link.
According to an embodiment of the invention, it further comprises the transmitting link of the first millimeter wave that millimeter wave transmitting and reception chain, which connect, With the first millimeter wave receive link, and wherein the I/O circuit further comprise fixed to the ground PCB and with the transceiver base The repeat circuit of this alignment, wherein the repeat circuit is configured as providing the milli of second frequency along the bottom surface the PCB extending direction Metric wave receives link.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the SerDes circuit further comprises serializer and deserializer.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the intermediate circuit further comprises: being coupled between the serializer and the transmitter Channel polymerize circuit;And coupled between the receiver and the deserializer and be coupled to the channel polymerization circuit channel tear open Parallel circuit.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the SerDes circuit, the intermediate circuit, the transmitter, the receiver and the antenna It further comprise the first SerDes circuit, the first intermediate circuit, first transmitter, the first receiver and first antenna, and its In the repeat circuit further comprise: the 2nd SerDes circuit;It is coupled to the second intermediate circuit of the 2nd SerDes circuit;Coupling Close the second transmitter of second intermediate circuit;It is coupled to the second transmitter of second intermediate circuit;And it is coupled to this Second antenna of second transmitter and the second receiver.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the serializer and the deserializer further comprise that the first serializer and first are unstringed Device, and wherein the 2nd SerDes circuit further comprises the second serializer and the second deserializer.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the intermediate circuit further comprises: being coupled in second serializer and second hair Multiplexer between emitter;And it is coupled in the demultiplexer between the second receiver and second deserializer.
According to an embodiment of the invention, providing a kind of equipment.The equipment includes PCB, which has top surface;Bottom surface;With And multiple channels SerDes;IO multichannel, the I/O circuit include integrated circuit (IC), which includes SerDes multichannel;Coupling Close the intermediate circuit of the SerDes circuit;It is coupled to the transmitter of the intermediate circuit;It is coupled to the receiver of the intermediate circuit; Antenna packages fixed to the top surface PCB, wherein the IC be fixed to the antenna packages and by the antenna packages with it is multiple SerDes tunneling traffic, and wherein the transmitter and the antenna packages are configured as providing along the top surface the PCB extending direction The millimeter wave of first frequency emits link, and wherein the receiver and the antenna packages are configured as prolonging along the top surface PCB It stretches direction and the millimeter wave reception link of second frequency is provided.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the antenna packages further comprise being arranged to as the multiple of phased array operation Antenna.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the antenna packages further comprise the high impedance surface substantially about multiple antenna (HIS)。
According to an embodiment of the invention, the IC and antenna packages further comprise the first IC and first antenna encapsulation, and Wherein the SerDes circuit, the intermediate circuit, the transmitter and the receiver further comprise the first SerDes circuit, in first Between circuit, first transmitter and the first receiver, and wherein the millimeter wave transmitting and reception chain connect further comprise first milli Decimetric emission and reception link, and wherein the I/O circuit further comprises: the 2nd IC, and which includes SerDes multichannel;Coupling To the intermediate circuit of the SerDes circuit;It is coupled to the transmitter of the intermediate circuit;It is coupled to the receiver of the intermediate circuit;With And the second antenna packages fixed to the bottom surface PCB, and wherein the second transmitter and second antenna packages are configured as Emit link in the second millimeter wave for providing second frequency along the bottom surface the PCB extending direction, and the wherein receiver and day Line encapsulation is configured as receiving link in the second millimeter wave for providing first frequency along the bottom surface the PCB extending direction.
Following detailed description for a better understanding of the present invention, before quite widely outline feature of the invention and Technological merit.The additional features and advantage of the invention explained below for constituting the claims in the present invention theme.The art It will be recognized that disclosed concept and specific embodiment can be easily used as modify or design realize this hair The basis of the other structures of bright identical purpose.Those skilled in the art are without deviation of as described in the following claims The spirit and scope of the present invention can also be achieved such identical structure.
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For the more complete understanding present invention and its advantage, reference described below is obtained now in conjunction with attached drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 is the exemplary diagram of conventional router;
Fig. 2 is the diagram of the line card of router suitable for Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the exemplary diagram of router according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the exemplary diagram of the active card of the router suitable for Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the exemplary diagram of the relaying card of the router suitable for Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 is sectional view of the active card along hatching I-I of Fig. 4;
Fig. 8 is the exemplary diagram of the repeat circuit of Fig. 6;
Fig. 9 is the exemplary diagram of the transceiver of Fig. 6;
Figure 10 and Figure 11 is the radiation diagram 8 and 9 of the repeat circuit of Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 and the single antenna of transceiver;
Figure 12 is sectional view of the active card along hatching I-I of Fig. 4;
Figure 13 is the plan view of the antenna packages of Figure 12;
Figure 14-19 is the radiation diagram of the phased array of the I/O circuit of Figure 12;And
Figure 20 is the diagram for describing system redundancy.
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Referring now to these figures, wherein for clarity, these components described are shown not necessarily to scale, and its In, run through these views, same or like component is marked by identical reference number.
Turn to Fig. 3, it can be seen that the example of the router 200 of embodiment according to the present invention.As shown, by wireless Millimeter wave links (that is, between 100GHz and 10THz) and replaces through " long range " SerDes link offer line card 202-1 to 202- Communication between N.Each of card 202-1 to 202-N is fixed in rack 206 (being a part of router base 208).It should Rack 206 can be each power supply of card 202-1 to 202-N, and be capable of providing from processor (that is, the controller of Fig. 1 102) control.Each of card 102-1 to 102-N can provide multiple transmittings and reception link to its adjacent line card.In addition, It may include waveguide (or multiple waveguides) in pedestal 208 to allow the first line card 202-1 to last line card 202-N.
For that can establish the link of these wireless millimeter waves, these line cards 202-1 to 202-N should be with these links mutually not The mode of interference arranges that this can find out in figures 4 and 5.As shown, can be used two distinct types of line card 202-1 and 202-N: actively block 201 and relaying card 203.Actively block 201 and generally includes port 112-1 to 112-R, and it is on the contrary to relay card 203. This allows to assemble more inexpensive router 200, and some of them actively block 201 and replace with relaying card 203, which allows to deposit It is linked in the millimeter wave generally to maintain identical function.Actively block 201 and generally includes multiple I/O circuit 304-1 to 304- 6 (may include more), these I/O circuits are fixed to printed circuit board (PCB) and are spaced from each other by distance D1, so that adjacent IO is electric The transmitting and reception link on road (that is, I/O circuit 304-1 and 304-2) are not interfered mutually.These I/O circuits 304-1 is to 304-6's Each is coupled to repeat circuit 302 by " short distance " SerDes link (may include multiple SerDes links).Forwarding electricity Road 302 is additionally coupled to port 112-1 to 112-R.On the other hand, which has multiple repeat circuit 402-1 to 402- 6, these repeat circuits are fixed to PCB 406 and are arranged into I/O circuit 304-1 to 304-6 in a similar manner.These repeat circuits 402-1 to 402-6 also passes through " short distance " SerDes link and is coupled to window machine controller 404.
Turn to Fig. 6, it can be seen that be used for the exemplary arrangement of I/O circuit 304 (304-A is designated as in Fig. 6).As shown, IO It generally includes to be fixed to the transceiver 502 of the top surface PCB 306-A and fixed in the bottom surface PCB 306-A inside circuit 304-A After circuit 402-A.Each of the transceiver 502 and repeat circuit 402-A are coupled to by " short distance " SerDes link The repeat circuit 302, and each is respectively provided with the transmission link and reception chain extended from the top and bottom PCB 306-A It connects.The transmitting and reception link are usually located at different frequencies also to avoid interference.For example, being used for the transmitting chain of transceiver 502 Connecing and receive link can be 160GHz and 120GHz respectively, and be used to the transmitting of repeat circuit 402-A and receive link to distinguish It is 120GHz and 160GHz.In addition, multiple repeat circuits (that is, 404-1) are solid with similar arrangement for relaying card 203 Surely the top and bottom of PCB 406 are arrived.
Another method (as shown in Figure 7) is in I/O circuit 304-B using transceiver 504.For example, transceiver 504 The transmitting extended from the top and bottom the PCB 306-B face Liang Ge is provided and receives link.For prolonging from the top surface of the PCB 306-B The transmitting and reception link stretched, transceiver 504 is run in the mode similar with transceiver 502, still, since PCB is (that is, PCB It 306-B) generally includes to reflect millimeter-wave radiation or opaque multiple layers, the PCB 306-B is configured as substantially transparent. This is to be placed on transceiver 504 below or radio frequency (RF) window 506 for being aligned with transceiver 504 is realized by having 's.In this RF window 506, gap is formed in the layer of multiple pairs of millimeter-wave radiation non-conducting or reflection to allow the receipts Hair device forms the transmitting extended from the ground PCB 306-B and receives link.
Rotate Fig. 8, it can be seen that the exemplary diagram of repeat circuit 402.In this illustration, the repeat circuit 402 is logical Often (multiplexer 604 is generally included including SerDes circuit (generally including serializer 602 and deserializer 608), intermediate circuit With demultiplexer 610), transmitter 606, receiver 612 and antenna 614.Typically, which is coupled to SerDes Channel is in order to repeat circuit 302 or the communication of window machine controller 404 (that is, offer and received data packet).The multiplexer 604 With demultiplexer 610 also by the repeat circuit 302 or the control of window machine controller 404 to control from the receiver 612 and to hair The data flow of emitter 606.
In fig. 9 it can be seen that the transceiver 502 or 504 exemplary diagram.The transceiver 502 or 504 generally includes SerDes circuit (generally including serializer 602 and deserializer 608), intermediate circuit (generally include channel polymerization circuit 702 and lead to Road splits circuit 704), transmitter 606, receiver 612 and antenna 614.Typically, channel polymerization circuit 702 and channel are torn open Parallel circuit 704 is coupled to the transmitter 606 and receiver 612 by HSSI High-Speed Serial Interface and is coupled by low-speed parallel interface To the SerDes circuit.This allows data to transmit by SerDes channel transfer to repeat circuit 302 or from repeat circuit 302.
Important feature (as described above) is I/O circuit 304-1 to 304-6 and/or repeat circuit 402-1 between 402-6 Every.Typically, this interval is premised on the shape of the wave beam formed by antenna (that is, antenna 614).Figure 10 and 11 is turned to, it can To see the example of the radiation diagram for single antenna.As shown, these wave beams are quite broad.It means that distance D1 is big About 2.5 inches or more, still, to obtain narrower interval, phased array can be used.
As shown in Figure 12, phased array transceiver 702 and 704 can be used in I/O circuit 304-C.These transceivers 702 Integrated circuit 706 and antenna packages 708 are generally included with each of 704.For example, IC 706 can be including multiple transceivers The Terahertz or millimeter wave phased array systems of circuit.It can be in co-pending United States Patent patent application serial numbers 12/878,484 See that the example of such IC, entitled " the Terahertz phased array systems " of this patent were submitted on September 9th, 2010, and be All purpose is incorporated herein by reference.Then, this IC 706 is fixed to the antenna packages 708 to allow each transmitting-receiving Device (for example) with include that transceiver antennas on antenna packages 708 communicates.Then, the antenna packages 708 are fixed with tin ball 710 It is communicated to the PCB 306-A with allowing the IC 706 to pass through the antenna packages 708 with repeat circuit 302.Alternatively, 706 He of IC Antenna packages 708 can form repeat circuit 402, can form the configuration (for example, relaying card 203) of other substitutions in this way.
Figure 13 is turned to, the example of the antenna packages 708 can be seen in detail in.As shown, the antenna packages 708 wrap Include the phased array 804 surrounded substantially by high impedance surface (HIS) 802.In U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/116,885 It can be seen that the example of HIS, entitled " high impedance surface " of this patent were submitted on May 26th, 2011, and in order to all Purpose be incorporated herein by reference.As shown, the phased array 804 further includes transceiver antennas 806-1 to 806-4, but It is, it is also possible to be arranged on any number of antenna in four quadrants or region.Then, this phased array 204 can be used for controlling Radiation beam processed.
In Figure 14-19, it can be seen that form the example of the radiation diagram of the phased array 804.Particularly, Figure 14-19 Radiation diagram is the phased array 804 for 2 × 2,3 × 3 and 4 × 4 arrays using 4 and 16 quadrature amplitude modulations (QAM).It can be with See, lobe is very narrow.For using the example of 2 × 2 phased arrays of 4-QAM, about 104 ° of main lobe and antenna in Figure 14 Area is 4mm2, it means that about 2.55 inches of distance D1.For showing using 2 × 2 phased arrays of 16-QAM in Figure 15 Example, about 124 ° of main lobe and antenna area are 4mm2, it means that about 3.75 inches of distance D1.For using 4- in Figure 16 The example of 3 × 3 phased arrays of QAM, about 66 ° of main lobe and antenna area are 9mm2, it means that about 1.3 English of distance D1 It is very little.For using the example of 3 × 3 phased arrays of 16-QAM in Figure 17, about 76 ° of main lobe and antenna area are 9mm2, this meaning Taste about 1.55 inches of distance D1.For in Figure 18 use 4-QAM 4 × 4 phased arrays example, about 46 ° of main lobe and Antenna area is 16mm2, it means that about 0.85 inch of distance D1.For using 4 × 4 phased arrays of 16-QAM in Figure 19 Example, about 54 ° of main lobe and antenna area are 16mm2, it means that about 1.0 inches of distance D1.
By using phased array, interval can be not only reduced, it equally can be with built-in redundancy.Due to router 200 Configuration, has existed some redundancies.For example, if line card 202-3 fail, and have line card 202-2 and 202-4 to line card 202- 3 millimeter wave transmitting and reception link is unavailable, can execute routing by waveguide 204.Assuming that line card 202-3 fails, and will Data packet is routed to 202-4 from line card 202-1, which can travel to line card 202-N and relay always by the waveguide 204 To line card 202-4.However, wave beam control is equally applicable to redirect link using phased array.
Turn to Figure 20, it can be seen that the example of redundancy.In this illustration, the I/O circuit 304-a failure of line card 202-a, Therefore the transmitting between I/O circuit 304-c and 304-a and reception link do not work.Because I/O circuit 304-c includes phased array, Its executable wave beam controls and usable be reflected into using the nearest I/O circuit of most short reflection path (may be I/O circuit 304- b).In this illustration, line card 202-a and 202-b is spaced from each other by distance D2 (for example, about 2 inches), and I/O circuit 304-a/304-c and 304-b/304-d is spaced from each other by distance D1 (for example, about 3.75 inches).I/O circuit 304-c Can be by deviateing wave beam of angle θ (for example, the about 32 as) control of benchmark for its transmitting link, it is meant that the wave beam can away from It is reflected from D3 (for example, can be 1.25 inches) by line card 202-a, and in distance 2*D3 (for example, can be 2.5 inches) by line Block 202-b reflection to be received by I/O circuit 304-b.A kind of encoding scheme (such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing or ODFM) can be used, So that I/O circuit 304-b can be communicated with both 304-c and 304-d.
Therefore, the present invention is described by reference to certain preferred embodiments, it should be noted that disclosed embodiment is to say Bright property rather than actual limitation, and widely change, modify, change and replace in foregoing disclosure and can envision, In some cases, certain features of the invention can be used without the use of corresponding other function.Therefore, extensively and with model of the present invention It encloses consistent mode and explains that appended claims are appropriate.

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1. a kind of wireless router system comprising:
Printed circuit board, that is, PCB;
Multiple ports, each port are fixed to the PCB;
Repeat circuit fixed to the PCB, wherein each communication in the repeat circuit and the multiple port;And
Multiple input/output, that is, I/O circuits, wherein each I/O circuit is fixed to the PCB and communicates with the repeat circuit, and And wherein each I/O circuit is configured as providing millimeter wave link from the direction that the PCB extends, and wherein described more A I/O circuit is arranged on the pcb and is spaced from each other, so that each millimeter wave link is isolated;
Wherein the repeat circuit passes through first group of serializer/de-serializers, that is, SerDes link and the multiple port communication, and And wherein the repeat circuit is communicated by second group of SerDes link with the multiple I/O circuit;
Wherein the PCB further comprises top and bottom, and wherein further for the millimeter wave link of each I/O circuit Include:
It is configured as emitting the first transmitting link of data to the receiver of the top surface towards the PCB;
It is configured as receiving link from the first of the transmitter receipt data of the top surface towards the PCB;
It is configured as emitting the second transmitting link of data to the receiver of the bottom surface towards the PCB;And
It is configured as receiving link from the second of the transmitter receipt data of the bottom surface towards the PCB;
Wherein each I/O circuit further comprises transceiver, the transceiver be fixed to the PCB top surface, the transceiver with The repeat circuit communication, and the transceiver provides the first transmitting link and described first and receives link;
Wherein the PCB further comprises multiple radio frequencies i.e. RF window, and wherein each RF window with from least The transceiver of one I/O circuit is substantially aligned with, and the transceiver provides the second transmitting link and described the in this way Two receive link, and wherein the RF window is formed in the layer to millimeter-wave radiation non-conducting or reflection, to allow The transceiver forms the transmitting link and receives link.
2. a kind of wireless router system comprising:
Pedestal with the first slot and the second slot;
First fixed to first slot actively blocks, wherein the first active card includes:
First printed circuit board i.e. the first PCB;
First group of port, each port are fixed to the first PCB;
The first repeat circuit fixed to the first PCB, wherein in first repeat circuit and first group of port Each port communication;And
First group of input/output, that is, I/O circuit, wherein each I/O circuit in described first group be fixed to the first PCB and It is communicated with first repeat circuit, and wherein first group of I/O circuit is configured on the first PCB and passes through At least first distance is spaced from each other;And
Second actively blocks, and is fixed to second slot and is separated by second distance with the first active card, wherein Second active, which blocks, includes:
Second printed circuit board i.e. the 2nd PCB;
Second group of port, each port therein are fixed to the 2nd PCB;
The second repeat circuit fixed to the 2nd PCB, wherein in second repeat circuit and second group of port Each port communication;And
Second group of I/O circuit, wherein each I/O circuit in described second group be fixed to the 2nd PCB and with described second turn Power Generation Road communication, and wherein second group of I/O circuit be configured in the 2nd PCB on and pass through at least described first away from From being spaced from each other;And wherein each I/O circuit in described first group with described second group in I/O circuit be substantially aligned with so as to Millimeter wave link is provided between the I/O circuit of every a pair of of alignment, and wherein the first distance and the second distance are enough Millimeter wave link greatly to be isolated between every a pair of of I/O circuit;
Wherein the pedestal further comprises:
Rack including first slot and second slot;And
The route processors communicated with first repeat circuit and second repeat circuit;
Wherein first repeat circuit is logical by first group of serializer/de-serializers, that is, SerDes link and first group of port Letter, and wherein first repeat circuit is communicated by second group of SerDes link with first group of I/O circuit, and its Described in the second repeat circuit by third group SerDes link and second group of port communication, and wherein described second turn Power Generation Road is communicated by the 4th group of SerDes link with second group of I/O circuit;
Wherein each of first PCB and the 2nd PCB further comprise top and bottom, and wherein for each Millimeter wave link to the I/O circuit of alignment further comprises transmitting link and reception link;
Wherein described first group and second group of each I/O circuit further comprises transceiver, and the transceiver is fixed to its PCB Top surface and communicated with its repeat circuit;And
Wherein towards the top surface of the 2nd PCB, and wherein, first PCB further comprises for the bottom surface of first PCB Multiple radio frequencies, that is, RF window, and the wherein transmitting-receiving of at least one I/O circuit in each RF window and described first group Device is substantially aligned with, and wherein the RF window is formed in the layer to millimeter-wave radiation non-conducting or reflection, to allow The transceiver forms the transmitting link and receives link.
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